Tax Rates. The current tax rate for most personal property in Fairfax County is $4.57 for each $100 of assessed value.
Tangible personal property can be subject to ad valorem taxes, meaning the amount of tax payable depends on each item's fair market value. In most states, a business that owned tangible property on January 1 must file a tax return form with the property appraisal office no later than April 1 in the same year.
Tangible personal property is mainly a tax term which is used to describe personal property that can be felt or touched, and can be physically relocated. For example: cars, furniture, jewelry, household goods and appliances, business equipment.
Business closures typically require documentation, which can include lease terminations, bills of sale, a copy of the business license from the new county of business, cancellation, and/or final tax returns (which must be marked as final).
Tangible Personal Property includes all furniture, fixtures, tools, machinery, equipment, signs, leasehold improvements, leased equipment, supplies and any other equipment that may be used as part of the ordinary course of business or included inside a rental property.
Tangible personal property, as defined by state code, is all personal property not otherwise classified as intangible personal property, merchants' capital, or as short-term rental property (Code of Virginia, § 58.1-3500).
Tangible personal property includes equipment, supplies, and any other property (including information technology systems) other than that is defined as an intangible property. It does not include copyrights, patents, and other intellectual property that is generated or developed (rather than acquired) under an award.
Tax Rates. The current tax rate for most personal property in Fairfax County is $4.57 for each $100 of assessed value.